French Defeats Boers and Captures Colesburg in Cape Colony
Gen French drives Boer forces from Colesburg with night flank march and rapid pursuit. Col Pilcher reports victory at Sunnyside laager, capturing forty prisoners as British casualties total two killed, three wounded, one missing. forces encamped near Dover farm after successful maneuvers.
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French
Colesburg
Col. Pilcher
Bunneyside Laager
Rensburg
Cape Colony
Colesbury
London
Cape Town
Pilcher
Orange River
Sunnyside
Adie
Dover Farm
Belmont
Sunny
Associated Press
Pover Farm
Janvervo Deecays
Toronto Cam
Pony
Coronel Pilcher
Major de Rougemont
Gute, Toronto and Mounted
Prisoners, Rebels Die in Manila Plot Unfolds
Report says Jane Aguinaldo’s wife and 21 Filipinos surrendered to Major Marek’s Third Infantry battalion. In Cabuyao, two battalions of the Thirty-ninth Infantry landed, two Americans were killed and four wounded, 24 enemy dead found in one house, 150 prisoners and four six pounder guns captured. Lagrona de Bay bombarded the town before disembarkation. enemies retreated to Santa Rosa, then fought along the road south toward Stlang. The Americans burned Caburao and prepared to advance toward San Pedro Macati and Pasig. 1,000 Filipinos implicated in a Manila uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Jane Aguinaldo
Marek
Battalon
Third Infantry
Bontec
Thirty-ninth Infantry
Cabuyao
Laguna de Bay
Kkillal
Stlang
Caburao
San Pedro Macati
Pasig
Kid McCoy Defeats Maher In Five Round Boxing Bout
New York special. Kid McCoy defeats Peter Maher in a brisk five round battle at Coney Island Athletic Club on a Monday afternoon. The bout had been set for twenty-five rounds with a $20,000 purse, but attendance was light and the winner claimed the gross gate receipts totaling $17,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kid McCoy
Peter Maher
Coney Island Athletic Club
Blackbern Nominated for U S Senator in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky special report notes J C S Blackburg nominated for United States Senator by the Democratic Legislative caucus. Both houses elected Democratic nominees for several positions. Louisville Colonel Whalion arrested after being charged by Senator Harrell with offering a bribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
J. C. S. Blackburg
United States
Colonel Whalion
Louisville
Harrell
Haseen
England Denies Right of Seizure by British Warships
The Journal reports Ambassador Choate was instructed to inform Britain that the U S cannot admit the right of seizure by British warships of American goods on three merchant vessels Beatrice Mashona and Marta. The State Department seeks a policy declaration and liability concession regarding British cruisers near Delagoa Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Journal
Washington
United States
Choate
Jis
Beatrice
Mashona
Marta
State Department
British Foreign Office
Delagoa Bay
Lorenzo Marquez
Boers Rally as British Attacks Fail at Colesburg
In the Colesburg district British forces attacked Commandant Schoeman’s Boer command twice but were repulsed with heavy losses reported. French claims small reinforcements could dislodge the Boers, while Gatacre garrisons Molteno near Sterkstroom as a strategic junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bard
Pretoria
Schoeman
Colesburg
Transvaal
Lord Roberts
Federal law forces exit of farmers from Indian lands
The Indian Territory faces mass displacement as new federal laws bar Indians from leasing lands. Thousands of tenant farmers and cattlemen must leave, with 150 families from Whitfield, Oklahoma, relocating to Oklahoma City area in a single day. Merchants fear economic collapse as Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, and Choctaw towns lose population and business. Congress may seek repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
I. T
Indian Territory
United States
Five Civilized Tribe
Oklahoma
Whitfield
Congress
Medals Sought For Kinds of Victory at Santiago
Washington special reports the President held a White House conference with Secretary Long and eight naval captains from the Naval squadron that destroyed the Spanish fleet at Santiago. Captain Cook took responsibility for the celebrated maneuver that vindicated Schley, as Rear Admirals Philip and Higginson and Captains Evans Taylor Chadwick and Commander Wainwright discussed details. The aim is to inform Congress for possible medals and a pay increase tied to rank, with the meeting focusing on personal recollections of the Cuba coast actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Santiago
White House
Long
Mr. McKinley
Cook
Schrey
Schley
Philip
Higginson
Evans
Taylor
Chadwick
Wainwright
Congress
North Atlantic
Cuba
Prompt Tax Payers Boost Indiana State Funds
Indiana taxpayers in 46 counties paid 704 403 to the State treasury this year up from 687 061 last year an increase of 17 342. Funds across categories rose or held steady with the school fund gaining 9 743 while other funds showed modest gains.
New Political Party Forms In Chicago Conference
The national committee of the Christian Political Union met in Chicago for two days and issued an address calling for a national assembly of party representatives to meet at Rock Island on May 1, 190. Delegates to be named by each state or territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Committee of the
Christian Political Union
Conference of Christian Men and Women
Rock Island
Desperate British Mafeking sortie ends in heavy losses
Advices from Pretoria dated December 27 report Mafeking sortie on December 25 where British cannon and armored train attacked a Boer fort. British losses 100 killed and wounded, Boers 2 killed and 7 wounded. Captains Kirkwood and Grenfell captured near Colenso. Lords Edward Cecil and Cavendish-Bentinck wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tourenzo Marques
Pretoria
Mafeking
Kirkwood
Grenfell
Colenso
Ladysmith
Edinburg
Pre
Toria
Delagoa Bay
Modder River
Malapo
Vernon and
Sanford
Baden-Powell
Edward Cecil
Cavendish-Bentinck
Goebel Democrats Dominate Kentucky Legislature Caucus
In Frankfort the Goebel faction demonstrated unity as all fifty eight House Democrats voted in a caucus with South Trimble nominated for Speaker on the thirteenth ballot. In the Senate four Democrats abstained, Harrell claimed an anti Goebel plot involving J H Whalen paying 4500 to stay out, and Goebel secured the presidency pro tem, Desha chief clerk, and Cromwell assistant clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
House
South Trimble
Franklin County
Senate
Cauuse
Harrell
J. H. Whalen
Louisville
Louisville Trust Company
Senator Goebel
Wharlen
Goebel
Claude Desha
William Cromwell
Goetel
Boer recruiting in Kansas City warned by British consul
British vice consul Burroughs says Boer agents in Kansas City recruit men with promises of free transport lands and citizenship after the war. Recruits are sent toward Philadelphia as Boer rendezvous according to the consul, though he believes few have actually departed. Consul Burroughs says dozens applied for British army enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bulroughs
Philadelphia
Washington
Burroughs
A Marriage Club Forms in Parkersburg West Virginia
A Parkersburg marriage club organized long ago grows with a fixed fifteen members. No new initiates until a member dies or marries. Semiyearly drawings select a member who must marry within six months or pay a large penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Christian Political Reform Pledge Aims For Righteous Government
A newly organized movement declares its goal to apply Christian ideals to national and local governance. It emphasizes justice mercy and love as guiding principles and seeks united Christian men and women to use their votes for reform without challenging individual faiths or church-state bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galilee
Jesus
Britain’s Isolation and Calls for American Help
The article notes Britain’s army remains in South Africa while two small republics hold them at bay. It warns of Europe’s pressure and Britain’s unstable finances since the Baring crash. It says the need for American friendship is widely acknowledged and cites the Globe praising Americas economic leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Soth Africa
Europe
America
Globe
Boston Common Council Voices Support for Boers
The Boston Common Council, after a spirited debate, adopted a sympathy resolution praising the Boer struggle for independence from Britain. It lauds President Kruger and his people, congratulates them on their successes, and hopes the war ends in Boer victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Common Council of
Kruger
Bryan Hunts Lions in Texas Panther Hunt
In Austin Texas a large panther and Mexican hunt honoring Col William Jennings Bryan drew over 208 participants including state officials bankers and cowboys. The pack pursued a panther reported to have killed a calf on Bartlett creek with Bryan ex Governor Hogg and others in the chase before dawn, but the hunt yielded no final trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
William Jennings Bryan
Bartlett Creek
Mr. Bryan
Hogg
Bryan
Lincoln
Nebr
Bishop Jackson Resigns Amid Church Duty Crisis
Montgomery special reports Bishop Coadjutor H. W. Jackson resigns after facing accusations of drunkenness and neglect of duties. He denies the charges but retires to avoid further controversy, leaving a sensational stir in Episcopal circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
H. W. Jackson
Saltpeter Cave at Saltpeter Rock in Dubois County
Old Totem Rocks reports a Mansfield sandstone cliff in Hall township Dubois county known as Saltpeter Cave for its saltpeter content. Indians and settlers mined nitrate for gunpowder. relics found nearby include earthenware shells and turtle carvings on trees and rocks. Also Bloomington note of Ed P Hammond Jr killed near Lafayette when train passed over him. fiancé Lena Triplett witnessed. Scottsburg report on Freeman Moon linked to lynching case, arrest records and missing suspect details.
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Jasper
Indianapolis
Marion Jacobs
Hall Township
Dubois County
Touston
Bloomington
Ed P. Hammond, Jr
Lafayette
Ed P. Hammond
Manon
Roachdale
Hammond
Lena Triplett
The
State University
Totem Rock Figures Highlight Historic Site Findings
The report notes a twelve by nine inch totem carved in rock and other unreadable figures at the site. Nearby rocks reveal corn grinding holes and a confession prompt tied to a released promise. No bond is posted and the justice cannot proceed without the prisoner or bond.
Col L P Milligan Dies in Huntington Funeral Held Saturday
Col L P Milligan died Wednesday of last week in Huntington. His funeral was held Saturday at 10 o clock. The death recalls a chapter of Indiana's war history and its surrounding conditions, noted as significant for younger generations.
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Huntington
Col. L. P. Milligan
Lambin P. Milligan
Indiana
Milligan and Prominent Indians Linked to Treason Trial
The text notes Colonel Milligan and other prominent Native Americans led by figures such as Milligan faced treason charges. Milligan was convicted and sentenced to death, then commuted by President Johnson to life imprisonment. He was associated with the Order of American Knights or Sons of Liberty.
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Milligan
Johnson
Ne Order of American Knights
Bons of Liberty
Saline City Farmer Fatally Shot by Neighbor
Henry Wellman fifty six prominent Saline City farmer was shot by neighbor Mrs Lewis Harding over a hog dispute. Harding allegedly loaded a gun and shot Wellman in the right lung as he took the hog, he later died. Harding was jailed Monday night and showed no repentance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Henry Wellman
McBinley Lookalike Taylor Stays at Bates Hotel
Richmond Indiana resident B Taylor born Hillsboro Ohio bears a striking resemblance to President McKinley. The man known as Double McBinley travels widely and has drawn public honor during campaigns when both men frequented the same hotels and guests greeted him in the corridor with cheers.
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McBinley
C. B. Taylor
Richmond
Ind
McKinley
Bates
Taylor
Hillsboro
United States
Indianapolis Journal
Washington urged to own and run its electric light plant
The mayor’s special committee recommends the city purchase and operate its own electric light plant after visiting Indiana cities. The group finds municipal ownership saves private consumers and yields revenue after supplying free street lights, and it urges broader municipal ownership of all franchises including telephone street railway and water service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Indiana
Noblesville Fight Halts Gas Rate Increase
Noblesville residents oppose a 50 percent rate rise by the gas company. The firm warned most city offices to pay within 24 hours or lose supply, with about 100 injunctions possible. Six lawsuits on the rate legality are set for January 15 in Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Scottsburg Arrest Of Elisha Robbins For Counterfeit Money
Elisha Robbins was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a counterfeit money charge and held for federal court in New Albany. Robbins ran a boarding house at Brocher, eight miles east of Scottsburg. Deputy Marshal Andrew Fite transported him from Blocher and arrested him on arrival. Robbins allegedly passed a bad dollar last April, according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsburg
Freeman Moon
Marion Tyler
Cal Gobin
Squire Crawford
Moon
Elisha Robbins
New Albany
Robbins
Brocher
Andrew Fite
Blocher
C. jOverby
Filipino Envoys Seek Audience With McKinley Over Philippines War
Three Filipino emissaries Jessup Luigit de Franandez Lucio Lejara and Juliet Franciscus Lopez arrived in the United States to confer with President McKinley about terms for Aguinaldo's surrender. They say the Filipinos will lay down arms within one or two months if acceptable terms are offered, amid unrest in the army and dissatisfaction with Aguinaldo.
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Philadelphia
McKinley
Aguinaldo
Filipino Congress
Jessup Luigit de Franandez
Lucio Lejara
Juliet Franciscus Lopez
Philippines
Franandez
Hong Kong
Highwaymen Thwarted by Ballard Car Passengers
In Seattle two masked gunmen attempted a Ballard street car hold up. Passenger Plimpton fired on the rear entrant. bullets wounded him and a second robber fled into the woods. A front platform shooter also fired. One robber was found nearby dead, identified later as the other assailant. the victim remains unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Ballard
Plimpton
High Handed Methods Cancel Monnett Trusts Lecture
The New York event at Cooper Union canceled attorney general Frank S. Monnett of Ohio after donors tied to the Standard Oil Company demanded the talk’s suppression. The People's Institute trustees reluctantly complied to protect a $500,000 subscription and avoid jeopardizing funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
People’s Institute
Cooper Union
Institute
Monnett
Standard Oil Company
People's Institute
Rumors of Russo-Japanese War Spread From Orient
Victoria B C special says London reports expect hostilities between Russia and Japan in spring. Japan buys large rice stocks and plans transports for Korea remonstrance. Japanese naval centers show high activity. A Shanghai telegram says Russia sent three warships to Masampo, straining ties between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
London
Orient
Russia
Japan
Insular
Korea
Shanghai
Masampo
Europeans Aiding Boers with 8000 in Pretoria Reserve
Cape Town Daily News telegraphs that Lord Methuen plans to stay at Modder for three weeks more while 8000 European officers and men skilled in artillery act as a reserve in Pretoria. The British reversal is welcomed by Cape officials and locals, even where no revolt exists.
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Cape Town
Daily News
Lord Methuen
Modder
Pretoria
Cape
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Blackbern
England
Ampbassador Choate
Smail
War Office
Molteno
Terkstroom
Gatacre
Stormberg
East London
Port Elizabeth
Santiago Captann
NEW Political Party
Frankfort Hy
Kansas
Britain
Bryan Hunts
Bishop Jackson Recigne
the Gennett
Otis Skinner
Cal Miligan
Col. Lamdin P. Milligan
Standard Oil
Monett
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